We promote land use policies & activities that advance healthy communities, positive economic outcomes & environmental benefits in Wisconsin.
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Leafing Out: A Webinar Series to Inspire Care for Trees
January 12, 2021Read moreLeafing Out: A Webinar Series to Inspire Care for Trees Follow our monthly webinars to learn fun and useful...
The Case Against the I-94 East-West Expansion
December 18, 2020Read moreThe proposed I-94 East-West highway expansion in Milwaukee, estimated to cost more than $1 billion, continues on its path...
Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change – Press Release
December 11, 2020Read moreThis week the Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change released its final recommendations. 1000 Friends of Wisconsin today commends...
Latest Blog Posts
Transportation Connection (Pt. 6) – Neighborhood Preservation
October 2, 2020Read moreIt’s difficult to visualize the damage that downtown freeways have caused our cities. For many, these highways have always...
Transportation Connection (Pt. 5) – Highways as a Land Use
August 4, 2020Read moreRoads themselves are often overlooked in our urban land use pattern, even though streets and sidewalks can make up...
Transportation Connection (Pt. 4) – Local Ordinances
July 14, 2020Read morePart 4 of the transportation connection will explore street width preferences, which have an outsized impact on our land...
